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Eslake leaves ANZ

COMPANY RELEASE | WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009

... government officials and ministers alike," he said. Prior to joining ANZ in 2005, Hogan worked as chief economist and head of interest rate product research at Credit Suisse First Boston. He's also held a number of economist roles at Westpac Banking ...

CalPERS portfolio drops 23pc

COMPANY RELEASE | TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009

The value of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) assets dropped more than 23 per cent to $220 billion in a year to June, the fund's most radical drop in valuations in a single year. While the pension fund's asset values dropped ...

Greener than green shoots

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009

... the year? You're correct Virginia, at this point home sales are being driven by price discounting and of course, low interest rates. But what did we say about myopia - looking at current dynamics instead of the future? And the future looks bright. If ...

Progressive trumps all with simple strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS | MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009

... in mortgages, more than $3 million in cash and the remainder invested in listed property trusts and Australian fixed interest. Progressive Superannuation Plan has around 150 members and charges a cover-all fee of roughly one per cent per annum, said ...

Signs of a residential property recovery

JOHN KAVANAGH | FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009

... published over the past few weeks point to a strong upward trend in residential property prices and a revival of investor interest in the sector. The RP Data-Rismark index shows that for the year to May, the average value of a house in Australia rose ...

Get into corporate bonds

COMPANY RELEASE | FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009

... yields to fall from current levels as global markets realise a V-shaped recovery in growth is highly unlikely and that interest rates will be maintained at low levels by central banks well into 2010," Bishop said. To assess corporate credit quality Bishop ...

Get into corporate bonds: Aberdeen

COMPANY RELEASE | THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009

Epoch wins record $1.35bn equities mandate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009

... cap strategies - are available to Australian investors. "This is a very significant award for Epoch and reflects the interest in FCF investing strategies at this time," said Andrew McKinnon, the county chief executive officer of Grant Samuel Funds, which ...

Best laid plan

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009

... still counting? All because of falling prices. Deflation, after all, is harder to correct than inflation. This is because interest rates could only fall to zero and goods and services could not be sold for free. On the other hand, interest rates do not ...

The market's next 800-pound gorilla

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009

... forecasts, the US government would have to allocate 16 per cent of total US government expenditure by 2019 on paying interest payments alone. "One of the reasons why there was such an aversion to government debt is because it actually reduces the budget ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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